Perinatal Mental Health Service Practitioners

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work with the other staff in the service to triage, assess and care plan for women presenting with perinatal mental health problems

• To include women, their families and carers in decision making and care planning
• To signpost or refer patients to appropriate statutory and non-statutory services
• To work closely with the external stakeholders to promote a good care experience for perinatal women
• To conduct routine and emergency biopsychosocial, risk and mental health assessments in accordance with service policy
• To safely discharge patients from the perinatal mental health service in collaboration with other perinatal mental health service staff
• To negotiate clinical input from other disciplines from within and external to the perinatal mental health service to ensure the provision of a clinically appropriate and multidisciplinary approach
• To develop close working links with other mental health teams and agencies to enable swift and appropriate transfer between services
• To contribute to the development of robust MDT care plans in consultation with patients, families/carers, community teams, primary care, childrens services and other appropriate service providers
• To work in line with Safeguarding Children and Adult policies and procedures, including participation in safeguarding meetings when required
• To participate in clinical supervision both on an individual basis and team/peer supervision (e.g. Reflective Practice)
• To be a source of specialised perinatal mental health knowledge for any person requesting this, e.g. midwife, health visitor, support worker, carer
• To assist in the writing and delivery of training to other NHS colleagues, voluntary organisations and other groups as required
• To offer support and guidance to other team members
• To contribute to the teaching and support of students as required
• Maintain clinical records according to professional and Trust standards
• To attend and contribute to clinical and team meetings within the perinatal mental health service
• To contribute to delivering interventions to support recovery
• To work flexibly and provide cover in the absence of other clinicians within the perinatal mental health service
• To provide comprehensive written reports as required

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oSubstantial post-registration experience including acute / crisis work.
• oTo have worked in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams.
• oEvidence of achievement in clinical practice.

Desirable

• oIT skilled.
• oExperience working with patients with perinatal mental health issues.
• oClinical and theoretical teaching in a range of contexts.
• oTraining in a relevant evidence-based intervention.

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of Perinatal mental health issues, relating theory to practice
• oAbility to work independently, with sound decision making skills
• oEffective assessment, intervention and evaluation skills ensuring the provision of evidence based care packages including risk assessment and risk management
• oSound working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and Safeguarding procedures (child and adult)
• oExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• oKnowledge and experience of clinical supervision and reflective practice.
• oEvidence of practice skills in relevant approaches.
• oKnowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, national legal frameworks.
• oKnowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences / is a trauma informed clinician.
• oAbility to demonstrate awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice.

Desirable

• Experience of being a Care Co-ordinator
• Understands the national perinatal care pathways.
• Critical thinker, reflective practitioner
• Trauma informed practitioner
• Awareness of wider health and social care agenda relating to PNMH.

Training and qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or other relevant AHP.
• oEducated to degree level or above or the equivalent.
• oEvidence of post-registration Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• oStudent mentorship training/qualification.
• oMaster's level equivalency knowledge, education, and skills training.
• oNon-medical prescriber qualification
• oTeaching and Assessing qualification.
• oClinical Supervision qualification/training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Argyll House Sheffield

S11 9AR

Sheffield

S11 9AR

Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)